Posted on 06/09/2020 4:37:41 PM PDT by EdnaMode
As protest and rallies against racial injustice and the killing of Black lives continue, there is a seismic shift happening in the country as the civic unrest is shining a blinding light on systemic racism against Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) — and the world of theater is the latest to get that spotlight.
An open letter addressed to “White American Theater” was published on Monday demanding change. The letter was filled with ugly truths that those who have worked in the theater industry have experienced for decades. Among the 300 BIPOCs who signed the letter were Lin-Manuel Miranda, Viola Davis, Sandra Oh, Uzo Aduba, Sterling K. Brown, Cynthia Erivo, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Danai Gurira, Andre Holland, Conrad Ricamora, Tanya Saracho, Anika Noni Rose, Jessica Hagedorn, Leslie Odom Jr., Katori Hall and more.
The letter calls bluntly calls out the industry: “We see you. We have always seen you. We have watched you pretend not to see us.”
“We have watched you exploit us, shame us, diminish us, and exclude us. We see you. We have always seen you. And now you will see us.”
(Excerpt) Read more at deadline.com ...
You can tell by looking at him. If he had much native Caribbean or African ancestry, it would be obvious.
I remember that well. My sister asked me if I was going to see Hamilton and I said absolutely not as he has excluded White actors from his production. Her shocked look said a mouthful.
And the parade of ungrateful spoiled brats continues.
But until blacks start winning Tony awards way out of proportion to their population —like the crime thing— what we have here is systemic racism.
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